CGA News 24th February 2017
A Message From the Headteacher
Key dates
Dear Parents, Welcome to the first CGA News of this new half term. Next Wednesday 1st March is ECM Immersion Day. Students in Years 7 to 10 will be involved in lots of exciting opportunities to develop their learning outside of the classroom, including trips to the Science Museum, London Aquarium, Battersea Dogs’ Home and Boulogne. Next Wednesday also sees the start of our second set of Year 11 PPEs (Pre Public Exams). It is really important that all Year 11 students are preparing effectively for the exams by completing revision after school every day. To support this, we are now running supervised study sessions every day in the Dining Pavilion. We are also reminding all students that the Learning Resource Centre is a great place for them to be completing homework, revision and independent learning. The Learning Resource Centre is open before school from 8am and after school until 5pm Monday to Friday. As we move closer to end of year assessments for Years 7, 8 and 9 and to the external exam period, we are continuing to focus on supporting student wellbeing by holding wellbeing information evenings for parents over the next two weeks. Please do try and come along to one of these, to find out more about support available for students to promote mental and physical wellbeing. Anna Feltham
SAVE THE DATE We’re holding two wellbeing themed information events for parents. The aim of these events is to provide parents with relevant information, introduce parents to experts from agencies which work to promote physical and mental wellbeing with young people and to answer any questions parents may have. Thursday 2nd March – KS4/5 Thursday 9th March – KS3 Nightingale Hall – 5.30-6.30pm Parents welcome from 5pm for refreshments and to meet with key staff.
Attendance Matters Well done 8N and 9C for achieving 100% attendance week ending 10th Feb. Well done to form groups achieving on or above our academy target attendance of 97% in the same week: 7C / 8L, 8P, 8A / 9P, 9N / 11L, 11A, 11T, 11N / 13D Year 8 are top of the attendance league table with average attendance of 96.6%
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Mar 1
ECM Day
Mar 2
World Book Day
Mar 6
Y11 Pre Public exams begin
Mar 24
Non-Uniform Day Raising money for charity
Mar 31
End of Spring Term 12.20pm
Apr 19
Start of Summer Term
Debating Triumph Last week CGA hosted the East London round of The Oxford Debating Competition, the largest schools’ debating competition in the UK. Around 15 schools attended with about 80 students taking part altogether. Huge congratulations go to Billie Williams 11C and Tahia Ahmed 11C who will be going through to the finals of the competition held at Oxford Union on 12th March! This is the first time a team from CGA has got through to the finals of this competition. Sukie Jenkins 11L, Zainab Bhamjee13D, Leila Guedella Gomm 10P, Maisie Smith 10P and Rae Ferner Rose 10T all also competed for Clapton, showing off their amazing debating skills.